THE ROAN ANTELOPE 



exhibit a bluish appearance due to the underlying 

 hide : and if we suppose — not unreasonably — ^that 

 the first ' Blue Antelope ' shot was one which, by 

 age and infirmity, fell an easy victim to the ante- 

 diluvian weapons of the colonists, such a specimen 

 would exhibit the ' blue velvet ' appearance in the 

 highest degree." 



The Bluebuck was a large antelope, the male 

 standing 45 inches, and the female 40 inches at the 

 withers. The general colour was bluish-grey. 



This extinct antelope must not be confused with 

 the little bush-frequenting Bluebuck or Blaauw- 

 bokje, which is so common in the forests of South 

 Africa. 



THE ROAN ANTELOPE 



(Hippotragus equinus) 



Bastard Gemsbok of Cape and Free State Dutch; Bastard Eland 

 of Transvaal Dutch ; Kwar of Masarwa Bushmen ; Mtagaisi 

 of Swazis and Zulus ; Klabakila of Basutos ; Itaka of Mata- 

 bele ; Qualata of Northern Bechuana ; Taihaitsa of Southern 

 Bechuana; Qualata Tseu of Barotse; Kwar of Masarwa 

 Kwalata and Etselta of Ngami; Ukamuhwi of Makuba 

 Impengo etuba of Masubia ; Ipewa of Chilala and Chibisa 

 Ipalapala chena of Makalakas ; Chilumbulumbu of Chila 

 Wunderbi of Abyssinians ; Abu Aruf of Dinka and Arabic 

 Palancca of Angola ; Amon of Sudani ; Da kevoi of Mandingo 

 Gwenki of Hausa. 



The Roan Antelope inhabits Africa north of the 

 Vaal and Orange Rivers to Abyssinia, and the 



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